Word Study · Strong's G2356 · Greek
θρησκεία
threskeia
thrace-ki'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: thrēskeía
“ceremonial observance”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
ceremonial observance
Rendered in the KJV as
religion, worshipping.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- θρησκεία1
- θρησκείᾳ1
- θρησκεία.1
- θρησκείας1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] worship1
- religion1
- Religion1
- religion.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 2
- N-DSF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
James carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
James2 occurrences
- James 1:26θρησκεία.thrēskeianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularIf anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.here: religion.
- James 1:27θρησκείαthrēskeianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularPure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.here: Religion